ESTD European Society for Trauma and Dissociation

ESTD Preliminary Conference Program, 17-19 April 2008

updated: 10-03-2008

Pre Conference Workshops Thursday April 17th

9.30 - 12.30 hrs., and 14.00 - 17.00 hrs.

1	Differential diagnosis, treatment indication and (outcome) assessment of complex trauma related disorders
	Chair: Nel Draijer Presenters: Nel Draijer, PhD, Kathleen Thomaes, MD, Willie Langeland, PhD, and Suzette Boon, PhD
2	The Use of EMDR and Guided Synthesis in the Treatment of Chronically Traumatized Patients
	Chair: Anne Suokas-Cunlie, MPhil, YM Presenters: Anne Suokas-Cunlie, MPhil, YM, Helga Matthess, MD, and Onno van der Hart, PhD
3	After the diagnosis, What Next? Phase I Treatment of Complex Dissociative Disorders
	Chair: Kathy Steele, RN, MN, CS Presenters: Kathy Steele, RN, MN, CS, and Suzette Boon PhD
4	What´s Really Going on With This Child? Understanding and Treating Traumatized Children with Dissociation
	Chair & Presenter: Frances Waters, DCSW, LMFT
5	The Role of the Body in the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization: A Psychology of Action
	Chair & Presenter: Pat Ogden, PhD.

April Thursday 17th (evening)

18.00 - 21.00 hrs	Registration
19.30 - 21.40 hrs.	Chair: Suzette Boon, PhD
19.30 - 19.40 hrs	Welcome
	Suzette Boon, PhD, President ESTD, and Vedat Sar, MD, President ISST-D, on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D)
19.40 - 19.45 hrs.	Conference opening
	Paul Lamers, Inspector of the Public Health Supervisory Service, Health Care Inspectorate, The Netherlands
19.45 - 19.50 hrs.	"Old Scars, New Horizons: A Novel Way of Organizing Trauma Therapy and Research"
	Martijne Rensen, MA, Director, Netherlands Center for Early Childhood Traumatization (LCVT)
19.50 - 20.50 hrs.	Plenary - Pierre Janet Memorial Lecture: 120 Years of Dissociation: A History of Brilliant Insights, Lost Awareness and Stunning Disconnections
	Bessel van der Kolk, MD
20.50 - 21.40 hrs.	Plenary - Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders in Europe: Theoretical, Scientic, and Clinical Advancements
	Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
21.40 hrs.	Closure.

conference: Friday April 18th

9.00 - 17.00 hrs.	Chair: Nel Draijer, PhD
09.00 - 10.30 hrs.	Plenary: From Infant Attachment Disorganization to Adult Dissociation
	Karlen Lyons Ruth, PhD, Discussant: Giovanni Liotti, MD, PhD
10.30 hrs. 11.00 hrs.	Break
11.00 hrs. 12.30 hrs.	Concurrent sessions, symposia and workshops.
1.	Invited Workshop 1: EMDR with Chronically Traumatized Children and Adolescents Renée Beer, MA; Carlijn de Roos, MA
2.	Workshop 2: Emergency Intervention in Art , Therapy with EMDR and Somatic Experiencing Judith Siano, MA
3.	Workshop 3: Ruling 'in' Dissociation and Attachment: A Mental Status Evaluation for All Ages Anita Jones, PsyD
4.	Workshop 4: Treating the “Impossible” Patient Chair: Kathy Steele, RN, MN, CS, Discussant: Suzette Boon, PhD Presenters: Suzette Boon, PhD; Nel Draijer, PhD; Richard Kluft, MD, PhD; Kathy Steele, RN, MN, CS; Catherine Fine, PhD
5.	Invited Symposium: The Dutch Center For Chronic Childhood Traumatization (LCVT): A Source of Inspiration Chair: Martijne Rensen, MA Presenters: Martijne Rensen, MA; Tom Horemans, MD; Désirée Tijdink, MD; Willie Langeland, PhD
	Organizing With Success: How to Achieve High-Quality Treatment in Specialized Trauma Centers – and Get Paid for it Martijn Rensen, MA
	The Use of Integrated Care Pathways in Implementing Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Trauma Survivors Tom Horemans, MD; Désirée Tijdink, MD
	Towards Better Insights and Outcomes: Developing and Implementing a Web-Based Information System Willie Langeland, PhD
6.	Paper Session: Attachment-Related Issues Chair: Annemiek van Dijke, MA
	Reaching for Relationship: Exploring the Use of an Attachment Paradigm in the Assessment and Repair of the Dissociative Internal World Sue Richardson, MA
	Infanticidal Attachment: The Link Between DID and Crime Adah Sachs, MA, APP, CAPP, UKCP
	Trauma-related Adult Attachment Styles and Dissociation Annemiek van Dijke, MA
	Effects of Early Attachment Pattern on the Processes of Interpersonal Problem Solving and Explicit Memory Yesim Türköz, PhD
7.	Paper Session: Case Presentations from Around the World Chair: Maire Ris, MA
	A Case of Complex Posttraumatic Stress: Diagnosing and Treating Disorders of Extreme Stress Laurie Brandt, PsyD
	A Pioneering Case of DID from Iran: A Preliminary Report on Some Successful Techniques Ali Firoozabadi, MD; Mohammad Jafar Bahredar, MSc; Parviz Bahadoran, MD
	Using EMDR in Trauma Work with a Patient with a Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Dutch Example Mariëtte Groenendijk, MA
	Recovered Traumatic Memories through Eye Movements? A Case Presentation from Sweden Luis Ramos-Ruggiero, Lic psychologist; Hans Peter Söndergaard, MD
8.	Research Symposium Psychobiology Chair: Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
	Dissociation, Limbic Irritability and Chaos in Autonomic Response in Patients with Unipolar Depression Petr Bob, PhD; Marek Susta, PhD
	Traumatic Stress, Dissociation and Neuroendocrine Disturbances in Patients with Unipolar Depression Marek Susta, PhD; Petr Bob, PhD
	Associations between Childhood Trauma and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocorticol (HPA) Activity in Alcohol-dependent Patients Ingo Schäfer, MD; Juliane Schulze; Lisa Teske; Katrin Homan; Johanna Hissbach, Dipl.-Psych.; Alexander Spauschus, MD; Christian Haasen, MD; Klaus Wiedemann, MD
	The Dissociative Brain: Feature or ruled by Fantasy? Simone Reinders, PhD; Marc van Ekeren, MSc; Herry Vos, MD; Jaap Haaksma, PhD; Antoon Willemsen, PhD; Hans den Boer, MD; Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
12.30 hrs. 13.45 hrs.	Lunch
13.45 hrs. 15.15 hrs.	Concurrent sessions, symposia and workshops
1.	Workshop 5: The Therapeutic Relationship: Counter Transference as Determining Factor in the Treatment of Seriously Traumatized Individuals Chair: Nelleke Nicolai, MD Presenters: Nelleke Nicolai, MD; Jeanette de Waal, MA
2.	Workshop 6: The Fight to Survive - The World Through the Eyes of the Dissociative Infant and Toddler Renée Potgieter, PhD; Nancy Bolton, counseler
3.	Workshop 7: Present Sexual Behavior/Sexual Functional Disorders of Survivors of Extreme Violence: An Integrated Treatment Approach Elke Kügler, Dipl.-Psych.
4.	Workshop 8: The Impact of Institutional Dissociation on the Treatment Outcome of a DID Patient: A Single Case Study Remy Aquarone, MA
5.	Workshop 9: Moods and Psychosis in Posttraumatic Disorders Andreas Laddis, MD
6.	Symposium: Acute Psychiatry and Crisis Interventions Chair: Ursula Gast, MD
	Axis-I Symptoms and Disorders in Patients with Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders Frauke Rodewald, PhD; Claudia Wilhelm-Gößling, MD; Ursula Gast, MD
	Trauma-focused Work at an Acute-Psychiatric Ward: Ward 54, Medical School Hanover Svenja Bessling, Dipl.-Psych.; Frauke Rodewald, PhD; Claudia Wilhelm-Gößling, MD
	Energetic Psychotherapy in Stabilization-Groups for In- and Out-patients with Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders Claudia Wilhelm-Gößling, MD; Frauke Rodewald, PhD
	Time Eective Interventions: Techniques for Crisis Management in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders Peter Maves, PhD
7.	Paper Session: Trauma and the Body Chair: Jim Helling, MSW, LCSW
	Combat Trauma: Healing through Neural Education, Somatic Awareness, and Self Regulation Mary Tendall, MA
	Procedural Psychotherapeutic Treatment for Alexithymia and Somatoform Dissociation: A Case Study Jim Helling, MSW, LCSW
	Body Mentalization, Its Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Application in the Treatment of Severe Unexplained Physical Symptoms Jaap Spaans, MA; Martina Bühring, MD, PhD
	Mentalization among Patients with Severe Psychosomatic Disorders Lucie Veselka, MA; Martina Bühring, MD, PhD; Lonneke Prins, MA
8.	Paper Session: Clinical Approaches and Eectiveness Chair: Richard Kluft, MD
	Dissociation and Interpersonal Relatedness Russell Meares, MD
	The Older Female Patient with a Complex Chronic Dissociative Disorder Richard Kluft, MD
	One Eye Integration (OEI): An Innovative & Flexible Therapy for Complex Trauma and Dissociation Rick Bradshaw, PhD, RPsych.
	Preliminary Results of a Naturalistic Study of Treatment Outcome for Patients with Dissociative Disorders Bethany Brand, PhD; Catherine Classen, PhD; Ruth Lanius, MD; Richard Loewenstein, MD; Clair Pain, MD; Frank Putnam, MD; S. W. McNary
15.15 hrs. 15.45 hrs.	Break
15.45 hrs. 17.15 hrs.	Concurrent sessions, symposia and workshops
1.	Workshop 10: The Use of the Screen Technique Michaela Huber, Dipl.-Psych.
2.	Workshop 11: The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Trauma-related Self- and Aect-Dysregulation Annemiek van Dijke, MA
3.	Workshop 12: The Joint Use of EMDR and Hypnosis in the Treatment of DID, DDNOS and Complex PTSD Catherine Fine, PhD; Annie Berkowitz, PhD
4.	Workshop 13: Broken Bonds: A Sensorimotor Approach to Attachment, Trauma and the Body Pat Ogden, PhD
5.	Invited Research Symposium: Disorders of Extreme Stress: Clinical Phenomenology, Eectiveness, and Neuroimaging Chair: Nel Draijer, PhD
	Complex PTSD, Dissociative Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder – Towards a common Concept of Disorders of Extreme Stress Martin Sack, MD; Bettina Overkamp, PhD; Birger Dulz, MD; Ulrich Sachsse, MD
	Stabilizing Treatment Protocol for Phase I Treatment of Complex PTSD Ethy Dorrepaal, MD; Kathleen Thomaes, MD; Nel Draijer, PhD
	What are the Eects of a Stabilizing Group Treatment on Complex PTSD? Preliminary Data of a Multi Site RCT Ethy Dorrepaal, MD; Kathleen Thomaes, MD; Jan Smit, PhD; Ton van Balkom, MD; PhD, Nel Draijer, PhD
	Neurophysiological Correlates of Complex PTSD Kathleen Thomaes, MD; Ethy Dorrepaal, MD; Nel Draijer, PhD; Michiel de Ruiter, PhD; Bernet Elzinga, PhD; Ton van Balkom, MD, PhD; Jan Smit, PhD; Dick Veltman, MD, PhD
6.	Paper Session: Groups and Group Treatment Chair: Catherine Classen, PhD
	Phase I Preparations of Severely Traumatized Women for Exposure by Extended EMDR-Protocols in Phase II Treatment Anna Gerge, Leg. Psykoterapeut
	A Mutual Aid Support Group for Persons with AIDS in Early Substance Abuse Recovery Who Have Experienced Early Childhood Trauma Impacting Aect Regulation, Sense of Self and Social Relations Lawrence Shulman, MSW, EdD
	The Impact of an Intensive Outpatient Program on Attachment Style Among Chronically Traumatized Women Catherine Classen, PhD; Robert Muller, PhD
7.	Concurrent paper session: Clinical Interventions Chair: Paula de Jong, MA
	One Solution Focused Way of Working with Dissociative Persons Hélène Dellucci, Psychologist
	Rebuilding the Self-structure: Using Time as a Neural Organiser Nel Walker, psychologist / psychotherapist
	Imagery Rescripting: Reprocessing Therapy in combination With a protocol for Psychomotor Therapy Paula de Jong, MA; Marja Zwart, MA
	Receptive Music Therapy: Guided imagery and Music (GIM), in Phase II Treatment for Women with Complex PTSD and DESNOS Gabriella Rudstam, MA, Lic Psychotherapist
8.	Paper session: From Experiential to Philosophical Approaches to Trauma Chair: Olaf Holm, MD
	Therapist’s Use of Oneself to Integrate the Many Selves of the Patient with DID Rachel Gunner, MSW
	The Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI) as a Therapeutic Intervention with a Patient with DDNOS: A Spanish Case Report Olaf Holm, MD
	Clinical Implications of “Integrative Theory of Dissociation” Joan Lesley, MA
	Traumatic Experience, Cartesian Dualism, and the Theory of Structural Dissociation of the Personality Anssi Leikola, MD

17.30 hrs. 18.30 hrs.	Annual General Meeting ESTD Matterhorn 2

19.30 hrs.	Optional candle light dinner on boat through Amsterdam canals

conference: Saturday April 19th

9.00 hrs. 10.30 hrs.	Concurrent sessions, symposia and workshops
1.	Workshop 14: Eective Physical Enactments and Scenarios for Treating Dissociative Patients Ralf Vogt, PhD; Irina Vogt, Dipl.-Psych.
2.	Workshop 15: Attachment-based Intervention Programs to Prevent Transgenerational Trauma Karl-Heinz Brisch, MD; A. Driessen, MD
3.	Workshop 16: Anger Management and the Trauma Patient George F. Rhoades, Jr., PhD
4.	Workshop 17: What to do if the Mother of a Dissociative Child has Disorganized Attachment Sandra Wieland, PhD
5.	Invited Symposium: Dissociation and Psychosis. Chair : Andrew Moskowitz, PhD Discussant: Mark van der Gaag, PhD
	What is Dissociation and What is Psychosis? An Historical Examination Andrew Moskowitz, PhD
	Dissociation and Psychosis: An Examination of the Cognitive Experimental Literature Martin Dorahy, PhD
	Dissociation in Patients with Schizophrenia: Relationships with Childhood Trauma and Psychotic Symptoms Ingo Schäfer, MD; Barbara Reitemeier; Liv Langer; Volkmar Aderhold, MD; Timo Harfst, PhD
	The Relation between Psychotic and Dissociative Disorders: Comorbidity or Continuity? Vedat Sar, MD
6.	Research Paper Session: Prevalence Chair: Willie Langeland, PhD
	Frequency of Dissociative Disorders Among Psychiatric Inpatients in an Iranian Clinic Hossein Baghooli, MA; Ghasem Naziri, PhD; Cyrus Sarvghad, PhD
	The Eect of Socio-Cultural Diversities on Dissociative Experiences Mohsen Kianpoor, MD; Mohammad Bahredar, MA; Mohsen Yazdan-mehr, MD
	Gender, Attachment Styles, Traumatic Events, Life Events, and PTSD in Faroese Eigth-Grade Students Tora Petersen, PhD; Ask Elklit, MSc; J.G. Olesen
	Lifetime Exposure to Traumatic Events and Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Iranian High School Students Ahmad Ghanizadeh, MD; Maryam Tavassoli, MD
7.	Paper session: Treatment / Relationship Trauma Chair: Remy Aquarone, MA
	Involving People Who Lived Experience of Dissociative Disorders in Professional Training and Education Kathryn Livingston; M. Goodwin
	The Patient with a Learning Disability and Dissociative Identity Disorder Valerie Sinason, PhD
	Creative and Concentration Meditation with DID Clients Christine Forner, BSW, RSW
	Relationship Trauma: Grounded Theory Investigation of Women’s Traumatically Abusive Intimate Relationships Tricia Orzeck, PhD
8.	Paper Session: Reactions to Trauma: Resilience and Re-oending Chair: Vittoria Ardino, PhD
	Personal Characteristics Aecting Psychological Stability of Battle-tried Military Personnel (Combatants) Elena Isaeva, PhD; A. Degtyarev, MA; George Rhoades, PhD
	Worrying about Trauma: Is This Linked to Re-Oending Risk? Vittoria Ardino, PhD; Paola Di Blasio, PhD; Luca Milani, PhD
	Posttraumatic Stress Regressive Syndrome (PSRS) in Russian Juvenile Prisoners Radik Masagutov, MD
	Shame, Guilt and PTSD in a Sample of Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims Alon Blum, MA; Ask Elklit, MSc.
10.30 hrs. 11.00 hrs.	Break
11.00 hrs. 12.30 hrs.	Concurrent sessions, symposia and workshops
1.	Workshop 18: Borderline Psychosis, Double Binds and Chronic Relational Trauma in Borderline Personality Disorder Ruth Blizard, PhD
2.	Workshop 19: EMDR and EMDR Adaptations in The Treatment of Dissociative Disorders Joanne Twombly, MSW
3.	Workshop 20 : Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders in a Transcultural Context Marjolein van Duijl, MD
4.	Invited Workshop 21: Shame and Dissociation: Utilizing Tompkins' Innate Aect Theory and Nathanson's Compass of Shame in the Treatment of DID and DDNOS Richard P. Kluft, PhD, MD
5.	Invited Symposium: Somatoform Dissociation Chair: Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
	Conceptual, Empirical and Classicatory Issues Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
	Somatoform Dissociation and Traumatic Experiences in the General Population Päivi Maaranen, MD; Antti Tanskanen, MD; Heimo Viinamäki, MD
	Somatoform Dissociation in Medically Traumatized Children: A Norwegian Longitudinal Follow-up Study Trond Diseth, MD
	Somatoform Dissociation and Comorbidity in Turkish Clinical and Community Samples Vedat Sar, MD
6.	Invited Symposium: The Impact of Early Life Stresses on Attachment and Self-regulating Systems: Long-term Imprints? Chair: Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD; co-chair: Ruth Lanius, MD Discussant: Bessel van der Kolk, MD
	The impact of Traumatic Holocaust Experiences Across Three Generations: Attachment and Stress Regulation Marinus van IJzendoorn, PhD; Mirjam Bakermans-Kranenburg, PhD
	Child Maltreatment and Socio-Economic Risks in the Development of Disorganized Attachments Mirjam Bakermans-Kranenburg, PhD; Marinus van IJzendoorn, PhD; C. Cyr; E. Euser
	Attachment Representations in Dutch Military Veterans: Is Secure Attachment a Protective Factor in the Development of PTSD? Dorith Harari, MD; Marinus van IJzendoorn, PhD; Mirjam Bakermans-Kranenburg, PhD; H.G.M.Westenberg, MD; Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD
	Altered Self-Perception and Early Life Psychotrauma: A Compromised Default Network Ruth Lanius, MD; R. Bluhm; P.C. Williamson; E. Osuch; T. Stevens
7.	Paper Session: Developmental Issues Chair : Karl Heinz Brisch, MD
	An Inpatient Treatment Model for Severely Traumatised and Dissociative Children Arianne Struik, MA; Sander van Arum, MD; Marcel Schmeets, MD
	Trauma Scene Investigation (T.S.I.). Investigating and Structuring the Chaos in Families of Severely Traumatised and Dissociative Children Anke van Schooten, MA; Arianne Struik, MA
	Transgenerational Trauma: Diagnosis and Treatment of Attachment Disorders Karl Heinz Brisch, MD
	Nonverbal Behavior in Traumatized Patient: Comparison between Childhood Onset versus Acutely Adult Onset Trauma Anne Kirsch, PhD; R. Krause; S. Sachsse; J. Spang
8.	Paper Session, Part 1: Secondary Traumatization Alternative to Violence Organizational Policy to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Secondary Traumatization Judith van der Weele, MA
	When Trauma Therapists Dissociate: A New Approach to Secondary Traumatization Judith Daniels, PhD
	Paper Session, Part 2: Assessment Studies Diagnostic Drawing Series for Dissociative Adolescents: A Prospective Study Serge Gonet, MD; N. Quevy, art therapist
	Validation of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCLS) in French and its use in Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy Valerie Ventureyra, PhD; J. Cottraux, MD; S.Yao, MD; S. Kindynis, MA
12.30 hrs. 13.45 hrs.	Lunch
13.45 - 14.45 hrs.	Chair: Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD Plenary: Neurobiological Consequences of Childhood altreatment
	Plenary: Marty Teicher, MD, PhD
14.45 hrs. 15.00 hrs.	Short Break
15.00 hrs. 15.50 hrs	Chair: Michaela Huber, Dipl.-Psych. Plenary: Structural Dissociation of the Personality: The Key to Understanding Chronic Traumatization and its Treatment
	Plenary: Onno van der Hart, PhD
15.50 hrs. 16.30 hrs.	Panel Discussion / Closure
16.30 hrs.	Closure Suzette Boon PhD